Bonus prizes
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- Executive Department
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- Compiled text through
- Sep 15, 2021
- Register checked through
- July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
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- Jun 6, 2026
A bonus prize may be awarded on the basis of either a specific winning pattern or the type of face-card required to win a game provided the amount of the bonus prize is listed on the application for bingo license and on the licensed authorized organization's bingo program required under section 5820.39 of this Part, and provided the winning pattern and the type of bingo face-card to be used have been approved by the commission in accordance with section 4820.19(j) of this Part.
(a)The dollar amount of a prize may be progressively increased from one occasion to successive occasions on the basis of a specified number of calls within which the player is required to obtain a winning pattern, provided the minimum number of calls needed to win, the face-card pattern needed to win, the dollar amount of the initial prize, the dollar amount of the consolation prize to be awarded in the event that the winning pattern is not obtained within the specified number of calls, and a detailed description of how the progressive prize will be increased for each occasion is reflected on the application for bingo license or amendment thereto, and on the licensed authorized organization's bingo program. Once the progressive prize is awarded, the number of calls needed to win and the dollar amount of the progressive prize shall revert back the minimums reflected on the application for bingo license or amendment thereto, and on the licensed authorized organization's bingo program. The caller shall announce the winning pattern, the number of calls needed to win, the dollar amount of the progressive prize, and the dollar amount of the consolation prize immediately prior to announcing the first ball in a progressive game.
(b)No bonus prize or prizes offered shall result in the awarding of a single prize in excess of the amount set forth in General Municipal Law sections 479(5) and 481(1)(a) or a total series of prizes in excess of the amount set forth in General Municipal Law sections 479(6) and 481(1)(a) during any occasion.
(c)No prize shall be awarded based on the caller's selection of a ball other than one of the 75 numbered balls approved for use under section 4820.15 of this Part.
(d)No prize shall be awarded based on a player's covering or daubing in indelible ink a numbered space that is not identical to the number announced by the caller, with the exception of a wild number game as defined in section 4800.1(ac) of this Chapter.